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Originally Posted by NewManLiving
My friend there are so many verses that indicate at the very least some type of loss...
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Not for argument, but rather for mutual discussion (Local Church Discussions) and consideration: we are dealing with at least two phenomena here, if not more. One is "loss" vs. "gain". Another is the passage of time. Didn't Peter both suffer loss, in time, and yet in his writings retain some hope for a rich entrance? Didn't we see Peter go into darkness, weeping, and still be restored? So how much of these parables are for this age, versus another? Just thinking aloud here. There may be no sure answer.
Lee convinced us of his and Nee's "summer school" for those who failed. This became a kind of hold over the minds of the LC believers. Gotta go to those meetings, pray-read and participate in gospel outreach, or you may end up in outer darkness. But maybe blindly and unquestioningly following a man's confidence games is outer darkness. I don't know. Just thinking aloud here. Trying to discuss. Which may not be a pretty process.